Plan Now To Get More Outdoors Time This Spring and Summer Despite Mobility Challenges

For those living with mobility challenges due to a disability, or simply aging, being able to access their outdoors porch, patio, or yard likely feels quite daunting, and may currently be physically impossible because of not having the right equipment in place. Getting access to outside decks and yards for yourself, or providing it for loved ones, doesn’t have to be a pipedream. Read on to learn about various options our team of disability and aging-in-place equipment experts can offer you to make your or your loved one’s property more accessible. And, check out this blog post from UC Davis Health about the 3 ways getting outside into nature improves one's health.

Three Options For Those With Mobility Challenges To Get In And Out Of Their Home

1. A Modular, Aluminum Ramp. A favorite of ours is National Ramp’s™ Breeze Model because it has a mesh surface. This means rain or melting snow goes thru the holes, and therefore, water does not pile up on it making it slippery. The mesh and ramp’s material also create a surface that provides great traction for an individual’s foot or wheelchair.

2. Stair Lift Chairs. Whether the outdoors staircase on which you want and need to install a stair lift chair – so an outdoor patio/deck/porch or yard can be accessed – is entirely straight or has a curved platform in between straight runs of steps – we recommend a Bruno® Elite Stair Lift. Their high quality, dependability, and ease-of-use has made them a favorite among our clients who want and need easy access to the outside of their residences.

3. Vertical Platform Lift. Our clients have been very pleased by the accessibility to the outdoors that Bruno® Vertical Platform Lifts offer. These lifts can be used to comfortably and smoothly transport a mobility-challenged individual and their wheelchair, power chair, or scooter from the ground outside their home to an upper deck or patio, as well as to transport them from the upper deck or patio to the ground. Vertical Platform Lifts can also, simply, just help the user enter or exit their home.

As explained in our “Always Here To Help” section below, Lift & Care Systems also offers indoor stair lift chairs, home elevators, and vertical platform lifts that accommodate most spaces and home set-up situations, plus door threshold ramps and portable folding ramps.

Via a free consultation, our team can help you assess which of the products we offer make most sense for you or your loved one. Reach out today so you can capitalize on New England’s warmer weather and the great outdoors this spring and summer!

Always Here To Help Regarding Patient Lift And Other DME Needs

The team of disability & aging in place experts and durable medical specialists at Lift & Care Systems has been helping individuals living with disabilities in MA, CT, and RI enjoy the best quality of life and greater independence for almost 30 years. Our skilled team can install and teach you how to correctly use one or several of the following types of products that help both seniors and disabled individuals enjoy more freedom and a higher quality of life: ceiling lifts, body support & slings, staircase lift chairs, wheelchair ramps, bathroom safety for seniors, mobile lifts, pool lifts, vertical platform lifts,  and wall-to-wall patient lifts.

Reach out for a free consultation about how we can help you and your loved one.